Halevi (''the Levite'' or ''of Levi'') may refer to:
* An Israelite man descended
patrilineally
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from the tribe of Levi, and his full name may be written as (personal name) ''HaLevi'' (family name). The prefix " ה" (HAY), in the Hebrew language, means ''the''. "HaLevi" means THE Levite.
* Someone whose family name is ''Halevi''
As a title
* Rabbi
Yechezkel Levenstein
Rabbi Yechezkel Levenstein (Rav Yechezkel HaLevi Levenstein), known as Reb Chatzkel, (1885 – 18 Adar 1974), was the mashgiach ruchani of the Mir yeshiva, in Mir, Belarus and during the yeshiva's flight to Lithuania and on to Shanghai due to the ...
was a Levi
* Rabbi
Yisroel Belsky
Chaim Yisroel HaLevi Belsky (August 22, 1938 – January 28, 2016) was an American rabbi and posek of Orthodox and Haredi Judaism. He was one of the roshei yeshiva (deans) at Yeshiva Torah Vodaas, and rabbi of the summer camp network run by Agudat ...
was a Leviper HaLevi in:
*Rabbi Baruch ha-Levi Epstein (1860–1941), a Lithuanian rabbi
Some more examples of having the title HaLevi, but not in their last name are:
Aharon HaLevi
Rabbi Aharon ben Joseph ha-Levi ( he, אהרון הלוי; 1235 – c. 1290), known by his Hebrew acronym ''Ra'aH'' (), was a medieval rabbi, Talmudic scholar and Halakhist.
Rabbi Aaron ha-Levi was born in Girona, Catalonia (present-day S ...
(1235 – c. 1290; he, אהרן הלוי)
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Adolf Abraham Halevi Fraenkel
Abraham Fraenkel ( he, אברהם הלוי (אדולף) פרנקל; February 17, 1891 – October 15, 1965) was a German-born Israeli mathematician. He was an early Zionist and the first Dean of Mathematics at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. ...
*Rabbi
David HaLevi Segal
David ha-Levi Segal (c. 1586 – 20 February 1667), also known as the Turei Zahav (abbreviated Taz ()) after the title of his significant ''halakhic'' commentary on the ''Shulchan Aruch'', was one of the greatest Polish rabbinical authorities.
...
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Daniel Halévy
Daniel Halévy (12 December 1872 – 4 February 1962) was a French historian.
Life
The son of Ludovic Halévy, Daniel was born in and died in Paris. His family was of Jewish descent, but his parents were Protestant and he was brought up as a Pr ...
, French historian
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Efraim Halevy
Efraim Halevy ( he, אפרים הלוי; born 2 December 1934) is an Israeli intelligence expert and diplomat. He was the 9th director of Mossad and the 3rd head of the Israeli National Security Council.
He is known for his part in bringing abou ...
(; born 1934)
* Élie Halévy, French philosopher and historian
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Élie Halévy (Chalfan)
Élie Halévy (Ḥalfan/Chalfan), or Élie Halfon-Halévy ( Fürth 1760 – Paris 5 November 1826), was a French-Jewish author who composed his works, most notably his poetry, in Hebrew. He is the father of Fromental and Léon Halévy.
Life ...
, French Hebrew poet and author
*Rabbi
Eliezer ben Joel HaLevi Eliezer ben Yoel HaLevi of Bonn (Hebrew acronym Ra'avyah; 1140–1225To be more precise, it is only known that he died after 1220.) was a Rabbinic scholar in Germany. He had a significant influence on Asher ben Jehiel (the ROSH). As a Rishon, he w ...
* Fromental Halévy, French composer
* Geneviève Halévy, French salonnière, daughter of Fromental Halévy and wife of Georges Bizet.
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Herzl Halevi
Herzl "Herzi" Halevi ( he, הרצל "הרצי" הלוי; born 17 December 1967) is the Chief of General Staff of the Israel Defense Forces, having taken the oath of office on January 16, 2023.
He previously served as the commander of the Israe ...
, Major General, Israel Defence Forces, Director of Israeli Military Intelligence.
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Ilan Halevi
Ilan Halevi ar, إيلان هاليفي; he, אִילָן הַלֵּוִי; born Georges Alain Albert in France; 12 October 1943 – 10 July 2013) was a French-Israeli Jewish pro-Palestinian journalist and politician, and one of the very few high ...
(1943–2013), French-Israeli Jewish pro-Palestinian journalist and politician
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Joseph Halévy __NOTOC__
Joseph Halévy (15 December 1827, in Adrianople – 21 January 1917, in Paris) was an Ottoman born Jewish-French Orientalist and traveller.
His most notable work was done in Yemen, which he crossed during 1869 to 1870 in search of Sab ...
, French Orientalist (Hebraist) and traveller
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Léon Halévy
Léon Halévy (4 January 1802 – 2 September 1883) was a French civil servant, historian, and dramatist.
Early life
Born to a Jewish family in Paris, Léon was the son of the writer and chazzan Élie Halévy and the younger brother of the ...
, French author and dramatic writer; brother of Jacques François Fromental Halévy
* Louise Halévy, a character in '' Mobile Suit Gundam 00''
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Ludovic Halévy
Ludovic Halévy (1 January 1834 – 7 May 1908) was a French author and playwright, best known for his collaborations with Henri Meilhac on Georges Bizet's ''Carmen'' and on the works of Jacques Offenbach.
Biography
Ludovic Halévy was born in P ...
Odelya Halevi
Odelya Halevi ( he, אודליה הלוי; born February 12, 1989) is an Israeli actress who appears on the American drama series ''Law & Order'' and plays the role of Assistant District Attorney Samantha Maroun. She also played Angelica in the Am ...
, Israeli actress
*Rabbi
Samuel Neta HaLevi
Samuel ben Nathan Ha-Levi Loew (Kelin or Kolin) (also "Lōw" or "Löw", he, שמואל בן נתן נטע הלוי קעלין; c. 1720–1806) was a Talmudist and Halakhist, best known for his work ''Machatzit HaShekel'' ( Ashkenazi pronunciation, ...
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Shai Halevi
Shai Halevi ( he, שי הלוי; born 1966) is a computer scientist who works on cryptography research at Algorand Foundation, a blockchain startup founded by Silvio Micali.
Born in Israel in 1966, Halevi received a B.A. and M.Sc. in computer sc ...
, Israeli computer scientist
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Tzachi Halevy
Tzachi Halevy (or Tsahi HaLevi, he, צחי הלוי; born March 12, 1975) is an Israeli film and television actor and a singer.
Early and personal life
Tzachi Halevy was born in Petah Tikva, Israel, to a Sephardic Jewish family.Yehuda Halevi ()
* Rabbi Yihya Yitzhak Halevi
*Rabbi Yitzhak HaLevi Herzog
*Rabbi
Yitzhak Isaac Halevy Rabinowitz
Yitzhak Isaac Halevy (Rabinowitz) (September 21, 1847 – May 15, 1914) (Hebrew: יצחק אייזיק הלוי) was a rabbi, Jewish historian, and founder of the Agudath Israel organization. Relatively little of his correspondence survived the ...
, Jewish historian, and founder of the Agudath Israel organization.
*Rabbi
Yitzhak HaLevi ben Mordechai Raitzes
Yitzhak HaLevi ben Mordechai Raitzes ( 1730 – 14 June 1799) was a Polish rabbi.
Biographical information
Yitzhak HaLevi was born circa 1730 in Lviv to Mordechai Halevi Raitzes the ''Rosh Mesivta'' in Lviv, who was the son of Yehoshua (Joshua) R ...
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Polish
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Rabbi
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*Rabbi
Yosef Zvi HaLevy Yosef Zvi HaLevy ( he, יוסף צבי הלוי: 1874 – 13 March 1960) was an Israeli rabbi and head of the rabbinical court for Tel Aviv-Yafo.
Biography
HaLevy was born in 1874 in Vilijampolė, Kaunas, Lithuania, then part of the Russian ...
(1874–1960), Israeli rabbi
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Yossi Klein Halevi
Yossi Klein Halevi ( he, יוסי קליין הלוי, born 1953) is an American-born Israeli author and journalist.
Biography
Yossi Klein Halevi was born and raised in Borough Park, Brooklyn, New York in a Jewish family. His parents, Zoltan a ...
Israeli Declaration of Independence
The Israeli Declaration of Independence, formally the Declaration of the Establishment of the State of Israel ( he, הכרזה על הקמת מדינת ישראל), was proclaimed on 14 May 1948 ( 5 Iyar 5708) by David Ben-Gurion, the Executive ...